Following a 10-day trip to Italy that saw the Miami basketball team win all three exhibition games, the Hurricanes staff wasted no time returning their focus to recruiting.
With students back on campus and football starting, September has traditionally been the start of official visit season for high school seniors. Head Coach Jim Larrañaga and assistants Chris Caputo, Adam Fisher and Bill Courtney have the Miami basketball program in the hunt for several top 100 players in the 2020 class.
The hard work paid off as top 100 forward Matt Cross committed last Tuesday. A New England native from the same AAU program as Miami basketball alum Bruce Brown, Cross is a tough and versatile player who can play both forward positions.
This fall’s efforts follow onto a strong 2019 class that saw the Hurricanes sign three freshmen (guards Isaiah Wong and Harlond Beverly, forward Anthony Walker) and add two transfers (forward Keith Stone and center Nysier Brooks).
COMMITTED!! 🙌🌴🌴 pic.twitter.com/mShBhGHbfv
— Matthew Cross (@mcsnipes33) September 4, 2019
As an eligible graduate transfer, Stone is rehabbing following knee surgery and should join the three freshmen in the rotation when conference play begins in earnest in January. Brooks is sitting out this season and will be eligible to play for the Miami basketball team in 2020-21.
After the commitment of Cross and the expected graduations of seniors Stone and guard Dejan “DJ” Vasiljevic, the Hurricanes have three open scholarships and could use depth across the roster.
Ideally, the Miami basketball program would sign two more freshmen and save one scholarship to explore the transfer market, which has been lucrative for the Hurricanes during Larrañaga’s time at the helm. Here is a look at the recruits Miami is most involved with currently.